Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Dan Primack, Axios Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Carbonwave, a Boston-based startup that "upcycles" Sargassum seaweed into biomaterials, raised $5 million in venture capital funding led by an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers.
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Investment Monitor Tourism
The tourism history was hit hard by the pandemic, but a sustainable approach in the sector can attract higher levels of investment.
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Reuters Energy Solutions
Global investments in energy transition technologies must more than quadruple annually to stay in line with commitments made under the Paris climate accord, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said on Tuesday.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Speakers at the 10th annual World Ocean Summit said the industry wants to decarbonise, but a lack of regulatory and market drivers is getting in the way.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Experts at the 10th annual World Ocean Summit expressed hope that the “tide is turning” when it comes to scaling blue finance.
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Economist Impact
Panellists at the World Ocean Summit discuss the challenges—and wide-reaching potential—of marine biotechnology.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Project to reintroduce European native oysters unveils first predicted impact of species’ return and aims to improve water quality, enhance marine biodiversity and increase carbon storage in the Dornoch Firth over the next decade.
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Karen Demavivas, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
As our global population expands, so too does demand for nutritious and climate-friendly food.
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Jennifer McDermott, AP News Energy Solutions
The U.S. Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to meet the goal of vastly expanding offshore wind energy to address climate change.
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European Commission
On 27 March 2023, the Growth Blue I fund was signed in Portugal – the first fund signed under the new InvestEU Blue Economy instrument focusing on southern Europe.
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Greg Miller, Boston Globe
Legacy sites like the Providence Gas Company Purifier House on Allens Avenue are integral in the city’s transformation.
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Jeff Kart, Forbes Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Making bioplastics from seaweed is becoming fashionable. And that’s not a dig.
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Megan Howell, The Fish Site
Georg Baunach, co-founder of Hatch*, explains the ethos behind the company’s newly launched Blue Revolution Fund (BRF) as it begins to work with startups and SMEs to increase ocean biodiversity, tackle climate change and create positive social outcomes for coastal communities.
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Yabanex Batista, Economist Impact
Beyond grants: Accelerating blended finance for ocean-positive investments.
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Jesse Klein, Trellis
Microalgae cultivation, seaweed sinking and electrochemistry enhanced sequestration are new ocean-focused ways to pull CO2 out of the air.
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Amir Garanovic, Offshore Energy Energy Solutions
The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has launched a new competition for developers investigating novel technologies for harnessing and converting the power of ocean waves into usable types of energy.
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Harri Weber, Tech Crunch Fisheries & Aquaculture
Recent sargassum surges are forcing folks to find creative ways to get rid of it, and already, possible applications run the gamut. Researchers and entrepreneurs aim to turn it into syrup, bricks and even jet fuel. As for Carbonwave, the Boston- and Puerto Rico–based startup is using it in fertilizer, cosmetics and even faux leather.
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Yabanex Batista, World Ocean Initiative
A blog by Yabanex Batista, deputy head, UN Global Team, Global Fund for Coral Reefs, as well as a speaker at the recent World Ocean Summit.
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Oliver Morrison, Food Navigator Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
EIT Food, the world’s largest food innovation community, has announced the results of its Marketed Innovation Prize, designed to reward innovative food start-ups that have successfully brought products or services to market.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver & Doyle Rice, USA Today Energy Solutions
President Joe Biden released a first-of-its-kind U.S. Ocean Climate Action Plan on Tuesday, which he said will “harness the tremendous power of the ocean to help in our fight against the climate crisis.”
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